This volume is a compilation of studies on interactions of land-cover/land-use change with climate in a region where the climate warming is most pronounced compared to other areas of the globe. The climate warming in the far North, and in the Arctic region of Northern Eurasia in particular, affects both the landscape and human activities, and hence human dimensions are an important aspect of the topic. Environmental pollution together with climate warming may produce irreversible damages to the current Arctic ecosystems. Regional land-atmosphere feedbacks may have large global importance. Remote sensing is a primary tool in studying vast northern territories where in situ observations are sporadic. State-of-the-art methods of satellite remote sensing combined with GIS and models are used to tackle science questions and provide an outlook of current land-cover changes and potential scenarios for the future.
Audience: The book is a truly international effort involving U.S. and European scientists. It is directed at the broad science community including graduate students, academics and other professionals in this field.
Author(s): Pavel Groisman, Garik Gutman, Anni Reissell (auth.), Garik Gutman, Anni Reissell (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 306
Tags: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Biogeosciences; Terrestial Ecology; Social Sciences, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction: Climate and Land-Cover Changes in the Arctic....Pages 1-8
Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation: Satellite Observations and Simulation Model Predictions....Pages 9-36
High-Latitude Forest Cover Loss in Northern Eurasia, 2000–2005....Pages 37-51
Characterization and Monitoring of Tundra-Taiga Transition Zone with Multi-sensor Satellite Data....Pages 53-77
Vegetation Cover in the Eurasian Arctic: Distribution, Monitoring, and Role in Carbon Cycling....Pages 79-108
The Effects of Land Cover and Land Use Change on the Contemporary Carbon Balance of the Arctic and Boreal Terrestrial Ecosystems of Northern Eurasia....Pages 109-136
Interactions Between Land Cover/Use Change and Hydrology....Pages 137-175
Impacts of Arctic Climate and Land Use Changes on Reindeer Pastoralism: Indigenous Knowledge and Remote Sensing....Pages 177-205
Cumulative Effects of Rapid Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia....Pages 207-236
Interactions of Arctic Aerosols with Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in Northern Eurasia and their Role in the Arctic Climate System....Pages 237-268
Interaction Between Environmental Pollution and Land-Cover/Land-Use Change in Arctic Areas....Pages 269-289
Summary and Outstanding Scientific Challenges for Land-Cover and Land-Use Research in the Arctic Region....Pages 291-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-306
